Survey-reported health-related behaviours since affected pregnancy
| Characteristic | Aware of risk (n=163) | Unaware of risk (n=273) | P value |
| Annual blood pressure assessment since affected pregnancy, n (%) | |||
| Yes (≥1 check per year since pregnancy) | 89 (54.6) | 104 (38.1) | <0.01 |
| Other cardiovascular risk assessments since affected pregnancy, n (%) | |||
| Blood glucose | 95 (58.3) | 129 (47.3) | 0.03 |
| Blood cholesterol | 97 (59.5) | 122 (44.7) | <0.01 |
| Kidney function | 102 (62.6) | 135 (49.5) | 0.01 |
| Daily serves of fruit and vegetables since most recent pregnancy, n (%) | |||
| <5 serves | 143 (87.7) | 238 (87.2) | 0.37 |
| ≥5 serves | 19 (11.7) | 34 (12.5) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Amount of weekly exercise (number of times exercised for ≥30 min), n (%) | |||
| <5 times | 128 (78.5) | 225 (82.4) | 0.24 |
| ≥5 times | 34 (20.9) | 47 (17.2) | |
| Missing | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.4) | |
| Type of exercise, n (%) | |||
| Running | 26 (16.0) | 30 (11.0) | 0.14 |
| Walking | 135 (82.8) | 221 (81.0) | 0.70 |
| Strength training | 30 (18.4) | 61 (22.3) | 0.39 |
| Yoga/pilates | 33 (20.3) | 51 (18.7) | 0.71 |
| Other | 31 (19.0) | 43 (15.8) | 0.43 |
| Body mass index (BMI) at time of survey completion | |||
| Mean (SD) | 28.75 (6.05) | 28.50 (6.87) | 0.72 |
| Current medications, n (%) | |||
| Anti-hypertensive medication | 40 (24.5) | 18 (6.6) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes management | 8 (4.9) | 8 (2.9) | 0.30 |
| Cholesterol management | 7 (4.3) | 4 (1.5) | 0.11 |
| Any medication | 97 (59.5) | 95 (34.8) | <0.01 |
| Medication for essential hypertension diagnosis only (n=103), n (%) | |||
| Medicated | 38 (64.4) | 16 (36.4) | <0.01 |
| Unmedicated | 21 (35.6) | 28 (63.6) | |
| Smoking status, n (%) | |||
| Ever smoked | 56 (34.4) | 90 (33.1) | 0.83 |
| Never smoked | 107 (65.6) | 182 (66.9) | |
| Wanting to receive more information about pre-eclampsia and gestational hypertension from research team | |||
| Yes | 128 (80.0) | 226 (83.1) | 0.44 |
| No | 32 (20.0) | 46 (16.9) | |
Characteristics as stated in participant survey.